Not for profit website design and development
A website your team can keep up to date, at a rate set for not for profits.
For Australian charities and not for profits that need a new website, or need the one they have to work properly. I plan, build and look after it myself, at a reduced rate for registered charities.
What does a not for profit website need?
A not for profit website has three jobs: explain what you do and who it helps, make it easy to give, volunteer or get help, and be simple for a small team to keep current. Most of the cost sits in the third one. A site your staff and volunteers can update without a developer saves money every month it runs.
What I do for not for profits
Who you deal with
One person, from the first call to the finished site
You deal with me from the first call to the finished work. The person who plans your site is the person who builds it and answers your messages afterwards.
I've spent more than ten years in digital. During my agency years we built and looked after websites for charities, Indigenous organisations, community services and membership bodies, so I know how small teams, boards and funding cycles shape a website.
How pricing works
Registered charities get a reduced rate on all my time. Nothing starts until you've agreed the price.
- A free 20-minute callTell me about your organisation, the site you have and what it needs to do.
- A ballpark by email, when the scope is clearFor most jobs, such as a new site for a small charity or a fix to an existing one, I can send a ballpark after the call.
- Paid scoping, when it isn'tIf the work means learning your internal systems, such as connecting your CRM or donation platform, it starts with a paid scoping agreement. It's credited against the build if you go ahead with me, and any agency can quote from it.
Who I work with
Australian not for profits such as:
- Charities
- Indigenous organisations
- Community services
- Membership bodies and associations
- Churches, which I look after on my church website care plans
Common questions
How much does a not for profit website cost?
It depends on how many pages the site has, what it connects to and how much content needs moving. After a free 20-minute call I can usually send a ballpark by email. Work that involves your internal systems starts with paid scoping, credited against the build. Registered charities get a reduced rate on all my time.
Who qualifies for the not for profit rate?
Charities registered with the ACNC. For churches I offer separate church website care plans.
What should a not for profit website include?
Start with what people come for: what you do and who it helps, how to donate, how to volunteer, how to get help, and how to get in touch. Then news, events and the reports funders and supporters look for. If those first five are clear and current, the site is doing most of its job.
Which platform should a not for profit use?
The one your team can update with confidence and afford to keep running. For most small charities that's WordPress. Craft CMS suits organisations with more structured content, such as programs, locations or resources. I'll recommend one after we've talked.
Can you look after our website once it's built?
Yes. Hosting, updates, security and backups are covered by my website care plans, from $169 a month ex GST. Extra changes are billed at the not for profit rate.
Can you work with a site another agency built?
Yes. I start by looking at how it's built, then take it over: hosting, updates and changes.
Do you work with not for profits outside Melbourne?
Yes. I'm based in Melbourne and work with organisations across Australia, mostly remotely.
Let's talk about your website.
Tell me about your organisation and what the site needs to do, and I'll tell you where I'd start.
Book a 20-minute call or send me a message. I answer both myself.